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[CITE: 42USC13604]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 135--RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
                                 HOUSING
 
   SUBCHAPTER I--STANDARDS AND OBLIGATIONS OF RESIDENCY IN FEDERALLY 
                            ASSISTED HOUSING
 
Sec. 13604. Assisted applications


(a) Authority

    The Secretary shall provide that any individual or family applying 
for occupancy in federally assisted housing may include in the 
application for the housing the name, address, phone number, and other 
relevant information of a family member, friend, or social, health, 
advocacy, or other organization, and that the owner shall treat such 
information as confidential.

(b) Maintenance of information

    The Secretary shall require the owner of any federally assisted 
housing receiving an application including such information to maintain 
such information for any applicants who become tenants of the housing, 
for the purposes of facilitating contact by the owner with such person 
or organization to assist in providing any services or special care for 
the tenant and assist in resolving any relevant tenancy issues arising 
during the tenancy of such tenant.

(c) Limitations

    An owner of federally assisted housing may not require any 
individual or family applying for occupancy in the housing to provide 
the information described in subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 102-550, title VI, Sec. 644, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)